Everyone's on a time-travel adventure! I'm raising city beasts in a post-apocalyptic world

In the following period, Fu Kui made a name for himself in the outer city.

People often come to him to "pay fees" or "ask about the progress," but he always dismisses them with the excuse that "you haven't raised enough money yet, we'll arrange it for you once you have." Some who have already raised enough money come to ask, but he dismisses them again with the excuse that "we haven't expanded yet, there are no vacant rooms right now, we'll arrange it for you first once we expand."

He then dismissed me by saying that the building hadn't been expanded yet, and no one had vacated a room, but he would arrange it for me first once the expansion was completed.

Use various skillful words to calm the person down, and then send them away.

Because of the Mysterious Crystal, he became very popular in the small circle of Awakened Ones. Every time the convoy stopped, he would gamble with these people. He would not renege on his debts if he lost, and if he won, he would treat everyone to a good meal or invite them to find some girls. Before long, he became familiar with everyone.

Unlike Fu Kui, who spent his days finding people to gamble, Sun Nana was different. She would go hunting with the awakened ones almost every time they went out. Moreover, this woman was quite strong in combat and had a knack for dealing with men.

Every time I come back, my clothes are a bit disheveled.

That day, while drinking with Guo Yi, Fu Kui said, "Brother Guo, my wife always hitches a ride with other people to go hunting, and it's kind of embarrassing. Could you get me an armored vehicle? I don't have the money right now, so I'll owe you one. My wife goes hunting every day, so she'll pay it back quickly. How about this: I'll pay you back 25, and the extra 5 can be considered interest?"

Guo Yi glanced at him but didn't say anything. However, three days later, he got him a car.

"I got you one because of Lin Feng."

Sun Nana drove that car out of the camp more and more frequently, and occasionally invited different awakened people to go hunting together. Each time she would return an hour or two late, but she would always bring back more spoils.

As Fu Kui lost more and more money, he started borrowing money from Awakened Ones. Those people lent him a lot of money because Fu Kui claimed to be Lin Feng's good brother and because Sun Nana was a shrewd woman. After borrowing the money, he continued to gamble.

Zhao Gao reported the whole story to Lin Feng.

He recounted everything, including how Fu Kui, under the guise of being Lin Feng's good friend, swindled the survivors out of their "ghost crystals" in the camp, gambled with and borrowed money from the awakened ones, and the things Sun Nana did.

"How much does he owe?" Lin Feng asked after listening.

Zhao Gao stood respectfully behind Lin Feng: "According to what I can confirm, 1050 level 0 ghost crystals were looted from ordinary survivors and gambled away. We also borrowed about 500 level 3 ghost crystals from awakened individuals. Guo Yi's chariot was also on credit, and the rent is already 27 days overdue."

"Good buddy?" Lin Feng sneered. "My relationship with him is so-so. He borrowed 500 yuan from me before the apocalypse, and I haven't seen him since."

Zhao Gao asked, "My lord, how should we handle this? Should we drive him off the back of the tortoise?"

"No need, let them run wild for a couple more days. I want to see what kind of trouble they're up to."

Zhao Gao nodded, said nothing more, respectfully left the room, and then turned and left the core area.

After Zhao Gao walked away, Lin Feng stood up and came from the core area to the outer city area behind, which was completely isolated by four city walls. Since the altar in the ruins was moved here, the defense has become even more tight. At the foot of the city walls on both sides, there are guards on duty 24 hours a day. Xiao Hei was also sent here to patrol. If anyone gets close, he will be killed on the spot.

This area is no longer a pile of broken altar materials, but a circular plaza with a diameter of 100 meters. The ground of the plaza is completely covered with the roots of the Tree of Life. Each root forms a shape like a mysterious rune, which are interconnected and extend all the way to the center of the plaza, where there is an altar.

It is almost identical to the altar seen in the ruins, only much smaller, but more complete. The difference is that there is a large black iron cauldron on the altar, and 11 pillars have been completed around the altar, with only the last one missing. Each pillar is engraved with exquisite and intricate runes and totems.

Lin Feng walked up to the altar, looked at it, and asked a question.

"Approximately how much longer?"

The Tree of Life sent a message, which Lin Feng received, and he finally felt relieved.

"Only 2 days left, almost there, almost done. I can promote up to 10 people at once, which is better than I imagined."

Then another message came in, and Lin Feng's gaze fell on the large cauldron. So that's how the altar was used.

Wang Lie couldn't figure out the jade tablet he got from the ruins, so it ended up in Old Chen's hands. After getting the jade tablet, Old Chen locked himself in his room and studied it day and night.

At that moment, he finally moved.

His body jolted violently, his lips trembling: "So that's how it is... wrong... all wrong..."

Hearing the commotion inside the room, Wang Lie and the others pushed open the door.

Master Lin spoke first: "What's wrong?"

Old Chen slowly raised his head, looked at the anxious faces in front of him, and took a deep breath, as if to calm the emotions surging in his chest.

"I have unraveled the mystery of this jade tablet. Inside is a record of inheritance, which contains the complete construction blueprints and usage instructions for the Black Iron Altar."

Wang Lie's eyes lit up: "Complete blueprints? Does that mean we can build the altar ourselves?"

Old Che shook his head, his voice turning somber: "Don't be so quick to celebrate. Do you know why so many of us died last time?"

Everyone immediately fell silent.

Old Chen scanned each person's face.

"Besides the construction blueprints, there are also complete activation instructions. Those blood-red runes in the plaza are not meant for sacrificing humans at all."

Master Lin asked, "What is it used for?"

"That's a formation for sacrificing the blood of all living beings. We were all wrong, terribly wrong."

Old Chen's voice rose a few decibels as he lamented the injustice done to those who died on that altar: "The sacrifices were never our own, but all spirits. All spirits refer to any creature or race, including us humans. Those that fly in the sky, swim in the water, and run on the ground are all spirits. Flesh, blood, and souls are all sacrificial materials. Mutant beasts, alien races, and even prisoners can all be used to stimulate the sublimation of bloodlines. There is absolutely no need to use our own lives to fill the gaps."

The room was silent for a few seconds.

"Last time, so many people died?" The crowd's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, a bitter feeling welling up inside them.

"Last time, we activated the altar blindly without any offerings," Old Chen said with regret.

"Without the protection of the Life-Preserving Array and without offerings, the altar can only forcibly extract the life essence of those standing on it to make up for the deficiency, so... only 5 people remain, along with us who benefit."